Politics How much interest do you have in politics? Low interest Medium interest High interest Don't know/No answer Mar-16 63% 26% 11% Jul-15 64% 17% 19% Feb-15 59% 26% 15% Oct-14 61% 25% 14% Feb-14 55% 26% 13% 6% Feb-13 53% 26% 20% 1% Aug-12 59% 26% 14% 1% Feb-12 50% 30% 19% 1% Sep-11 53% 28% 18% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 40 Are you a member of a political party? Yes No No answer Mar-16 9% 88% 3% Jul-15 15% 85% Feb-15 6% 94% Oct-14 9% 91% Feb-14 7% 93% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 41 How often do you participate in political party activities? Members of political parties Very often Sometimes Rarely Never Don’t know/No answer Mar-16, 15% 43% 29% 11% 1% N=141 Jul-15, 15% 39% 38% 8% n=226 Feb-15, 38% 37% 25% n=90 Oct-14, 24% 32% 32% 5% 7% n=132 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 42 Why are you not a member of a political party? Respondents who are not members of political parties, n=1,314 No interest/Don't want 42% No time 5% No confidence in parties 5% Age / diseases 5% No need 5% It would change nothing 3% There are no opportunities 3% I did not think about this 2% Nobody invited me 2% There is no sense 1% There are no worthy parties 1% Other 8% Don't know/No answer 18% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 43 Are you informed about political parties that exist in your region? Well informed Somewhat informed Somewhat not informed Not informed Don't know/No answer Mar-16 7% 49% 19% 19% 6% Jul-15 6% 33% 27% 29% 5% Feb-15 6% 26% 23% 33% 12% Oct-14 6% 27% 27% 30% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 44 Are you informed about political parties that exist in your region? Well informed Somewhat informed Somewhat not informed Not informed Don't know/No answer ALL RESPONDENTS 7% 49% 19% 19% 6% Bishkek 5% 43% 18% 26% 8% North 6% 45% 18% 21% 10% REGION South 9% 52% 20% 16% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 45 Please name all the political parties you are familiar with in your region (Spontaneous) Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan 41% Party Ata-Meken 17% Party Respublica 14% Party Ata Jurt 13% Party Onuguu 12% Party Bir Bol 8% Party Kyrgyzstan 8% Party Respublica-Ata Jurt 7% Party Butun Kyrgyzstan 3% Party Zamandash 3% Party Ar-Namys 2% Party Emgek 1% Other 2% Don't know/No answer 31% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 46 Which political party can most successfully solve the economic problems Kyrgyzstan is facing? Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan 23% Party Respublica 10% Party Ata Jurt 5% Party Onuguu 4% Party Ata-Meken 3% Party Kyrgyzstan 2% Party Butun Kyrgyzstan 2% Party Bir Bol 1% Other 3% None 30% Don't know/No answer 17% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 47 Which political party can most successfully solve the political and cultural conflicts Kyrgyzstan is facing? Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan 19% Party Respublica 8% Party Ata Jurt 5% Party Onuguu 4% Party Ata-Meken 3% Party Kyrgyzstan 2% Party Bir Bol 2% Party Butun Kyrgyzstan 1% Other 3% None 32% Don't know/No answer 21% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 48 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "It is healthy for Kyrgyzstan to have an active opposition”. Fully agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Fully disagree Don't know/No answer Mar-16 34% 43% 10% 3% 10% Jul-15 25% 41% 17% 7% 10% Feb-15 35% 32% 13% 4% 16% Oct-14 18% 34% 21% 9% 18% Feb-14 16% 34% 24% 11% 15% Feb-13 30% 29% 13% 10% 18% Aug-12 31% 32% 13% 7% 17% Feb-12 39% 35% 11% 6% 9% Sep-11 33% 29% 21% 11% 6% May-11 29% 38% 15% 8% 9% Nov-10 26% 44% 17% 8% 6% May-10 33% 26% 13% 23% 5% May-09 35% 34% 15% 7% 9% Oct-08 35% 35% 11% 8% 10% Nov-07 32% 28% 18% 14% 8% May-07 22% 29% 18% 22% 9% Oct-06 34% 36% 16% 8% 7% Mar-06 37% 37% 13% 6% 7% Apr-05 40% 39% 13% 4% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 49.